Example sentences of "when [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When unpicking a garment the lengths of thread or cotton were saved for mending and tacking . |
| 2 | It has been held that a person on foot pushing a bicycle when using a zebra pedestrian crossing was a ‘ foot passenger ’ . |
| 3 | A ‘ foot passenger ’ has been held to include a person on foot pushing a bicycle when using a zebra pedestrian crossing . |
| 4 | Two important rules when using a protractor are as follows . |
| 5 | An expert 's clubhead strikes the ball at around 100 mph , which , when using a driver , is a force equalling one ton . |
| 6 | When using a downlighter , the light should fall between the person and the mirror , as shown in the illustration . |
| 7 | You ca n't knit circular rows using the settings given in Figure 1 when using a punchcard . |
| 8 | Why else should so many be high out of sight of the congregation , only sharply visible to us when using a telephoto lens ? |
| 9 | Appreciate the need for careful ordering of operations when using a calculator . |
| 10 | When using a mitre box or block for cutting mitres , some sections are more difficult to hold in place — dowel rod is a good example . |
| 11 | In the May issue of Latch On her article on knots reminded me of another tip — when using a length of yarn for a contrast marker ( on tension swatches or to mark the position for the sleeves , for example ) , make a small slip knot in the end of the yarn and place this on the needle . |
| 12 | A major problem can arise when using a line ferret . |
| 13 | Try to avoid breaking glass when using a crowbar on the fixed sashes . |
| 14 | A trick I like to play when using a record or tape is to switch off the music two or three times to get everyone predicting when the end will come . |
| 15 | When using a camera at dusk , a photographer selects the lens with the smallest f-number . |
| 16 | Always remember to use water of identical make-up and temperature when using a bath-treatment to prevent unnecessary shock . |
| 17 | There is no need to rapid boil peas or beans beforehand when using a pressure cooker as the high temperature removes the toxins . |
| 18 | When naming a graphite intercalation compound , the intercalated element or compound precedes the word graphite , while the electropositive constituent is written first in the formula . |
| 19 | For example , if an offline system were designed which destroyed all offline copies when bringing a module back online , then there is a possibility that files could be lost if the system crashes immediately following the restore before the online version had been safely backed up using the normal VMS system back-up procedures . |
| 20 | When bringing a module back online , LIFESPAN makes no distinction as to whether recovery is carried out from primary or secondary media items . |
| 21 | In a typical experiment Pavlov would sound a bell when bringing a dog its food . |
| 22 | There was , Henry had noticed , a specially reverent way of saying ‘ thank you ’ when accepting a cheese and tomato sandwich at a funeral reception and he did not see why people should develop critical faculties just because they were swigging back a wine glass containing a fair quantity of the domestic bleach known as Finish 'Em . |
| 23 | It was fortunate that Nigel was never happier than when given a problem . |
| 24 | When given a fraction , responses such as unc = 8.1 were given by around 25 per cent of pupils for each question . |
| 25 | What makes them interesting is the interplay between depressed singer and band that is capable of creating subtle guitar and synth textures , providing languid settings for a piece like Free , then pushing into country , or a blues riff ( on Get Out Of My Mirror ) , and proves that it can really stretch out when given a chance , as at the end of New Day Dawning . |
| 26 | When given a choice between the two terminologies , Dani men preferred the natural vocabulary . |
| 27 | The children also extended the new words to pick out further exemplars from the novel category , and , when given a choice ( with the introduction of a second novel word with further novel objects ) , the two-year-olds assumed that the second novel label must pick out as-yet-unnamed novel objects ( Golinkoff et al 1985 ) . |
| 28 | It is interesting to observe the behaviour of individuals when given a choice of conducting a piece of business in person or in writing . |
| 29 | The preference measures the degree to which females mate with a quadrimaculata male when given a choice between quadrimaculata and typica ; if the preference were zero , mating would be random , if one , all mating would be with quadrimaculata . |
| 30 | Just for the record , they were also against burning Orimulsion at Pembroke , and , when given a choice of two possible solutions to traffic congestion in Fishguard , declined to take either of them . |